Ken Thompson has criticized former President Akufo-Addo, accusing him of prioritising personal interests over the needs of Ghanaians and running the economy aground.
Former Dalex Finance CEO, Ken Thompson, has strongly criticised former President Nana Akufo-Addo, accusing him of focusing on personal interests rather than addressing the struggles of ordinary Ghanaians.
Speaking on Channel One TV on Tuesday, March 25, Thompson did not hold back in his assessment of the Akufo-Addo administration.
“They ran the economy aground,” he declared, blaming the former government for the country’s current economic difficulties.
According to Thompson, Akufo-Addo was more concerned with his own interests than the well-being of the people.
“He was more interested in himself than anybody else. He wasn’t addressing the issues that faced the people,” he remarked.
Thompson highlighted the widespread economic hardships, particularly among young Ghanaians, and expressed disappointment in the government’s failure to take meaningful action.
“I felt that after I had spoken to Ken [former Finance Minister] and he didn’t listen, I needed to go further and make a point and say, ‘President, look, you are destroying the lives of millions of Ghanaians,’” he revealed.
He further argued that the former government failed to create sustainable opportunities for the youth.
“We must be clear in our minds that it is not the government that creates jobs. No government anywhere creates jobs,” he asserted.
Thompson also lamented young people’s reliance on government institutions for employment, stating:
“What even breaks my heart is that a lot of young people, when you ask them where they want to work, some of them say, ‘I want to work in the Bank of Ghana.’ Then you know it’s a problem. Ghana, it is a problem.“
Reflecting on the 2025 budget, he acknowledged it as a step in the right direction but criticised previous budgets under Akufo-Addo’s leadership.
“For the first time in nine years, they have read a budget that I can understand and which is based on data,” he said.
“Previous budgets, I didn’t understand some of the things they were saying. It was full of praise for the government. It was full of things that the government wanted to do… It never dealt with the real issues,
” he added.
Source: 3news.com